TOUR PARTICIPATION & FEES

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS:Practicing or professional artist or artisan.Designated as either a HOST, GUEST, or VISITING Artist.

GEOGRAPHIC REQUIREMENTS:Open to members (HOSTS & GUESTS) and (VISITING Artists) residents of all municipalities of the Niagara region (Grimsby, Lincoln, Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, St. Catharines, Thorold, Welland, West Lincoln).

HOST Artist"Host" artists hold a membership in good standing and reside in the South Niagara region; the host's studio address is listed on the brochure.​ $80 for one tour, $120 for both tours(+ membership fee)​

GUEST Artist“Guest” artists hold a membership in good standing, reside in the South Niagara region, but exhibit at a different location (HOST's studio) for the tour(s).​$80 for one tour, $120 for both tours​(+ membership fee)​

VISITING Artist“Visiting" artists are NOT members, reside “out of the area” of South Niagara, but are residents of Niagara, and exhibit at a HOST member’s location for the tour(s).​$80 for one tour, $120 for both tours​(NO membership fee)

There is a plan to introduce a fee structure for organized groups/clubs in 2019. Please check back for details!

Retail locations are NOT permitted to participate on the tour, this includes stores and galleries whereas their primary function is NOT an individual artist’s working studio.

If an artist studio is in a gallery (or a gallery is attached to the studio), the studio and artist’s name is what appears on the brochure and website profile page.

Pop-up studio shops in retail spaces are not in the spirit of a “studio tour” and not permitted.

Last minute changes to the brochure are not possible and discouraged for the website 1 month prior to the tours.

Extenuating circumstances whereas an artist has a change of tour location or closed for the tour must be expressed by email and ASAP so courtesy notices can be produced and distributed to the participating studios.

Studio Tour Boundary:

The studio tours will include any/all artists who are residents and with studios open to the public in the areas of Wainfleet, Port Colborne and Fort Erie.

The studio tours will be promoted as one whole group.

Members who do not have “open-to-the public spaces” are considered “guests”. They can be accommodated by joining a fellow artist’s studio. Arrangements must be made by the artist seeking an exhibition space.